MATHEMATICS AND THE INTERNET
APRIL  21 - APRIL 27, 1997
DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS
MATH CLUB

MONDAY APRIL 21

9:00   MATH AWARENESS WEEK CONTEST                     OPENING SCAVENGER HUNT ON THE           INTERNET!!! Prizes for all participants!!                     Questions and rules can be obtained form the           Math Department's web page. Submit all           answers by email.

12:00  Refreshments S115

3:30  "Image Compression-Fourier Transforms" S113           Sam Robinson

4:00  "Fractal Image Compression" S113 Juan Ramirez          - Independent Study

5:00   Refreshments S115

5:30  "Regular Polyhedra and the Platonic Solids" S115          Phil Benanti - Math 323

5:55  "Escher: The Man and His Magic" S115 Jonathan           Sietsma - Math 323 Tracy Campolo S115           Jennifer Sieminski - Independent Study

TUESDAY APRIL 22

11:00 "JAVA/VRML" S117 David Miller

12:00  Refreshments S104

12:30  "Mathematics: A Wealth of Opportunity" S105            Kathy Detrano from Lucent Technologies

WEDNESDAY APRIL 23

12:00 Lunch S104      


                                                
                                 

   2:00     "Newton's Method" S115 C. Peter Zuroff - Independent                Study

   3:30     "Interpretation of Seismologic Data" S113 R. Pardi

   5:00      Refreshments S115

   5:30      "Spirals in Nature" S115 LeeAnn Gennett - Math 323

   6:00      "Penrose Tiling" S115 Nicole Kolstad - Math 323

   6:25      "3-D Transformations" S115 Fiorda Robles - Math 323

   THURSDAY APRIL 24

   11:00    "Intuition Versus Probability" S105 Peter Chen

   12:00    Refreshments S104 S104

   12:30    "Is Mathematics Wired? What the Internet S115 can do                 for Mathematics" Paul Burchard

   2:00     "Make your own Webpage" S117 Beva Eastman &                Brenda  Cunningham

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